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472. VIA Canadian, M-113, Lake Louise
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions20315
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- "The Canadian" passenger train, Canadian Pacific Railway, at "Morant's Curve" near Lake Louise, Banff National Park AB
- Date Range
- [c. 1930 - 1980]
- Reference Code
- V500 / I / A / 1 / b / A4 / NA - 472
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Film
- Negative
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Series
- I.A. Photography : negatives and transparencies
- Sous-Fonds
- V500
- Sub-Series
- 1.c. Darkroom files : colour I
- Accession Number
- 7438
- Reference Code
- V500 / I / A / 1 / b / A4 / NA - 472
- GMD
- Film
- Negative
- Transparency
- Date Range
- [c. 1930 - 1980]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. negative ; 5.71 x 5.71 cm
- Scope & Content
- "The Canadian" passenger train, Canadian Pacific Railway, at "Morant's Curve" near Lake Louise, Banff National Park AB
- Name Access
- Morant, Nicholas (Nick)
- Subject Access
- Advertising
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Train
- Trains
- Photography
- Scenery
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Morant's Curve
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- NA
- Finding Aid
- yes
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- The A4 denotes part I (one) of the colour series ; A5 deontes part II (two)
- Processing Status
- Processed
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"A Talk Without Words", "World At Your Feet" Music Recordings
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 4 audiotape film reels with music content recorded by Nicholas Morant. Pertains to music/audio used in slideshow presentation series "A Talk Without Words" by Nicholas and Ivy "Willie" Morant (see "History/Bio"). Items (in order) are labelled "Introduction", "Showtape", "Introducti…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1945 - ca. 1950]
- 1949
- [ca. 1950 - ca. 1960]
- Reference Code
- S20 / II / C / 7 / 1 to 4
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Sound recording
- Film
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Sous-Fonds
- S20
- Sub-Series
- S20 / II / C : Professional Records : Topical Files
- Accession Number
- 7784
- Reference Code
- S20 / II / C / 7 / 1 to 4
- GMD
- Sound recording
- Film
- Responsibility
- Recorded by Nicholas Morant
- Date Range
- [ca. 1945 - ca. 1950]
- 1949
- [ca. 1950 - ca. 1960]
- Physical Description
- 4 sound recordings: audiotape film reels
- History / Biographical
- "A Talk Without Words" was an original presentation by Nick and Ivy "Willie" Morant featuring some of their photographs taken while travelling across Canada for work, as well as photographs from their travels in Peru. The presentation involved a brief introduction by Nick and Willie, followed by an approximately one-hour long slideshow accompanied by music which was recorded by Nick. The couple presented this slideshow, and similar variations, to the public for about 15 years (ca. 1950 to ca. 1965).
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 4 audiotape film reels with music content recorded by Nicholas Morant. Pertains to music/audio used in slideshow presentation series "A Talk Without Words" by Nicholas and Ivy "Willie" Morant (see "History/Bio"). Items (in order) are labelled "Introduction", "Showtape", "Introduction B" and "Showtape B".
- Notes
- Item S20/II/C/7/1 originally stored in brown paper Canadian Pacific mailing envelope with shipping label: "INTRODUCTION NICHOLAS MORANT BOX 1288 BANFF, ALBERTA CANADA" Items S20/II/C/7/2 to 4 were attached by string tied around them. Item S20/II/C/7/2 has label taped to inside of clear plastic container reading: "SHOWTAPE. Nova Scotia 123 Trees Prairies Quiet Places World at Feet Mountains 123 Exit Music." Item S20/II/C/7/3 and S20/II/C/7/4 were in brown paper Canadian Pacific envelope labelled: "SHOWTAPE B INTRODUCTION B Excludes - Peru - Soundpix" S20/II/C/7/3 in "Scotch Tape" brand box labelled "Introduction B .... Okay for Revere or Magnecord." S20/II/C/7/4 in "audiotape" brand box labelled "Showtape B. Okay for Revere and Magnecord."
- Name Access
- Morant, Nicholas
- Morant, Ivy
- Subject Access
- Photography
- Travel
- Scenery
- Landscapes
- Presentation
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Nova Scotia
- Peru
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Reference use only; no reproduction
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Nicholas Morant
- Biographical Source Notes
- https://www.whyte.org/nicholas-morant-later-career Also referenced in book "Nicholas Morant's Canadian Pacific" by John F. Garden (Revelstoke: Footprint Publishing, 1991) under chapter "A Talk Without Words"
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Advertising Scrapbook Volume 1
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54792
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook (volume 1/2) containing articles, newspaper and magazine clippings, and pamphlets using Morant's photographs or pertaining to Morant dating back to the 1930s and 1940s; includes adversizing work.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1950]
- Reference Code
- M300 / II / B2 / 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Scrapbook
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Sous-Fonds
- M300
- Sub-Series
- II / B Professional records : career records
- Accession Number
- 7784
- Reference Code
- M300 / II / B2 / 1
- GMD
- Scrapbook
- Responsibility
- Nicholas Morant
- Date Range
- [ca. 1950]
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual records (130 pages ; 25.5 x 30 cm)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook (volume 1/2) containing articles, newspaper and magazine clippings, and pamphlets using Morant's photographs or pertaining to Morant dating back to the 1930s and 1940s; includes adversizing work.
- Name Access
- Morant, Nicholas (Nick)
- Subject Access
- Advertising
- Magazine
- Newspaper
- Skiing
- Trains
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Blank pages not scanned
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Advertising Scrapbook Volume 2
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54794
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook (volume 2/2) containing articles, newspaper and magazine clippings, and pamphlets using Morant's photographs or pertaining to Morant dating back to the 1930s and 1940s; includes adversizing work.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1950]
- Reference Code
- M300 / II / B2 / 2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Scrapbook
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Sous-Fonds
- M300
- Sub-Series
- II / B Professional records : career records
- Accession Number
- 7784
- Reference Code
- M300 / II / B2 / 2
- GMD
- Scrapbook
- Responsibility
- Nicholas Morant
- Date Range
- [ca. 1950]
- Physical Description
- 3.5 cm of textual records (152 pages ; 25.5 x 30 cm)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook (volume 2/2) containing articles, newspaper and magazine clippings, and pamphlets using Morant's photographs or pertaining to Morant dating back to the 1930s and 1940s; includes adversizing work.
- Name Access
- Morant, Nicholas (Nick)
- Subject Access
- Advertising
- Magazine
- Newspaper
- Skiing
- Trains
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Blank pages not scanned
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
Electronic Resources
Images
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Assorted Books and Kodak Formula Booklet
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 4 hardcover books (various subjects) and 1 softcover Kodak booklet. Includes the following works: - "Handbook of Old Pottery and Porcelain Marks" (C. Jordan Thorn, 1947) with Nicholas Morant stamp inside and signed "Ivy May Morant Banff, Alta." on first page; contains bookmark with…
- Date Range
- 1906
- [ca. 1945 - ca. 1955]
- 1947
- 1955
- 1971
- Reference Code
- M300 / III / D / 5 / 80 to 84
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Published record
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M300 / V500 / S20
- Sous-Fonds
- M300
- Sub-Series
- M300 / III / D / 5 : Personal Interest and Gifts
- Accession Number
- 2014.8346
- Reference Code
- M300 / III / D / 5 / 80 to 84
- Responsibility
- Ivy Morant, various authors, Kodak
- Date Range
- 1906
- [ca. 1945 - ca. 1955]
- 1947
- 1955
- 1971
- Physical Description
- 4 Books: hardcover, 1 Booklet: softcover
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 4 hardcover books (various subjects) and 1 softcover Kodak booklet. Includes the following works: - "Handbook of Old Pottery and Porcelain Marks" (C. Jordan Thorn, 1947) with Nicholas Morant stamp inside and signed "Ivy May Morant Banff, Alta." on first page; contains bookmark with blue tassel; also with envelope of handwritten notes by Ivy "Willie" Morant attached inside. Envelope labelled: "Willie Morant (Ivy May) Some notes and reference research bearing on her collection of early chinaware. These made some weeks before she passed away... Banff 1986 April 15th" - "Slater's Telegraphic Code" 5th edition (London 1906). Various signatures and handwritten notes inside, not by Morant - “Kodak Data Book on Formulas and Processing” (n.d.). Some handwritten notes inside, other pages/clippings inserted with adhesives, several loose pages inside (some annotated). - “The Venturesome Voyages of Captain Voss” (Rupert Hart-Davis, 1955). With Nicholas Morant stamp and attached clippings inside. - Tilikum: Luxton’s Pacific Crossing” (Eleanor Georgina Luxton, 1971). Contains Nicholas Morant stamp and 2 attached clippings: blurb of the book glued to inside of front cover, and biographical page about Eleanor Luxton glued to inside of back cover.
- Notes
- “Kodak Data Book on Formulas and Processing” was stored with other booklet, “Ansco Formulas for Black-and-White Photography” (1952), non-annotated; both items were in white CP Rail envelope with handwritten title “FORMULAE”.
- Storage Range
- In file box M300 / III / D / 5 / 75 to M300 / III / D / 5 / 91
- Name Access
- Morant, Ivy
- Subject Access
- Photography
- Pottery
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Access Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Items with adhesives and other risky materials inside must be monitored or possibly have acid-free paper inserted to prevent damage to adjacent materials
- Creator
- Various authors, Kodak
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Assorted Portraits and Photographs
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54077
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 37 prints (36 b&w and 1 colour), and 1 paper clipping. Consists mostly of portrait images of various individuals, some artists and manufacturers, including one of young Peter and Catharine Whyte which has been reproduced by the Whyte Museum (PA - 112). Most images in this file are …
- Date Range
- [ca. 1930 - ca. 1935]
- 1938
- [ca. 1935 - ca. 1950]
- 1974
- Reference Code
- V500 / II / C / 5 / PA - 88 to 122
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
3 images
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Sous-Fonds
- V500
- Sub-Series
- V500 / II / C / 5 : Professional Photography
- Accession Number
- 7784
- Reference Code
- V500 / II / C / 5 / PA - 88 to 122
- Responsibility
- Produced by Nicholas Morant
- Date Range
- [ca. 1930 - ca. 1935]
- 1938
- [ca. 1935 - ca. 1950]
- 1974
- Physical Description
- 37 Photographs: prints; b&w and colour. 1 paper clipping.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 37 prints (36 b&w and 1 colour), and 1 paper clipping. Consists mostly of portrait images of various individuals, some artists and manufacturers, including one of young Peter and Catharine Whyte which has been reproduced by the Whyte Museum (PA - 112). Most images in this file are annotated by Nicholas Morant.
- Notes
- One of images produced by Jim Wallace, 1974.
- Storage Range
- In file box V500 /II / C / 5 / PA - 1 to V500 / II / C / 5 / PA - 325
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Access Restrictions
- Photographic prints in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Photographic prints in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Prints and other items with ink or other risky materials attached need to be stored in mylar to protect adjacent prints. File must be stored in appropriate conditions with other prints.
- Creator
- Nicholas Morant
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff Springs Famous Painting Copies and Train Poster
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54193
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 2 colour poster prints, paper, depicting copies of famous art pieces (previously framed and used as decorations in the Banff Springs Hotel), and one b&w poster of a steam train. Content pertains to paintings 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' by Vermeer and 'La Divina Commedia di Dante' b…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1945 - ca. 1965]
- 1975
- Reference Code
- V500 / III / D / 5 / PA - 67 to 69 O.S.
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Poster
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Sous-Fonds
- V500
- Sub-Series
- V500 / III / D / 5 : Personal Interest and Gifts
- Accession Number
- 7784
- Reference Code
- V500 / III / D / 5 / PA - 67 to 69 O.S.
- GMD
- Poster
- Responsibility
- Nicholas Morant
- Date Range
- [ca. 1945 - ca. 1965]
- 1975
- Physical Description
- 3 Posters: colour, b&w
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 2 colour poster prints, paper, depicting copies of famous art pieces (previously framed and used as decorations in the Banff Springs Hotel), and one b&w poster of a steam train. Content pertains to paintings 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' by Vermeer and 'La Divina Commedia di Dante' by Domenico di Michelino; also train image with faded print effect by Midwestern Rail Association.
- Notes
- Painting reprint posters were stored together in a cardboard poster tube with the following text labels on the outside: "NICHOLAS MORANT BOX 1288 BANFF, ALBERTA CANADA" "OLD BSH PRINTS. BSH HOTEL - II Bldg." "O.H.M.S. FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR CANADIAN NATIONAL PARKS BRANCH OTTAWA, CANADA" 'J.C. Campbell, Esq., c/o Banff Springs Hotel, Banff, Alberta." (Handwritten): "These prints were originally exquisitely framed for use in rooms, suites and public rooms at the B.S.H." "OLD B.S.H. PRINTS includes PIX of 'II' Hotel" Train poster stored in poster tube labelled "DRAWINGS more to come (1, 2, 3)" with shipping address label: "Reed-Grove Ltd. 2111 East Avenue Rochester, New York 14610" "To Mr. + Mrs. Nichlas (sic) Morant Box 1288, Banff Alberta Canada". Customs label: "PARCEL POST CUSTOMS DECLARATION - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA QTY: 1 DETAILED LIST OF CONTENTS: DRAWINGS VALUE (US $): 10 FIRST CLASS"
- Name Access
- di Michelino, Domenico
- Vermeer
- Subject Access
- Midwestern Rail Association
- Trains
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Arts
- Painting
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Access Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Language
- Latin
- Conservation
- Items must be stored flat within acid-free casing to prevent surface damage.
- Creator
- Unknown
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff Springs Hotel and Golf Course Views
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54273
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- Consists of 39 negative photographs (colour and b&w) and 10 colour transparencies. Content pertains to views of Banff Springs Hotel golf course, various views of the hotel (interior and exterior) and surrounding property, and images of the Canadian Pacific Railway Hotel in Banff. Interior views inc…
- Date Range
- 1966
- [ca. 1960 - ca. 1970]
- Reference Code
- V500 / I / A7 / 9
- Description Level
- 4.2 / Sub-sub-sub series
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 4.2 / Sub-sub-sub series
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Sous-Fonds
- V500
- Sub-Series
- V500 / I / A : Photography: Negatives and Transparencies
- Accession Number
- 7438
- Reference Code
- V500 / I / A7 / 9
- Responsibility
- Produced by Nicholas Morant
- Date Range
- 1966
- [ca. 1960 - ca. 1970]
- Physical Description
- 49 Photographs: negatives and transparencies, colour and b&w
- Scope & Content
- Consists of 39 negative photographs (colour and b&w) and 10 colour transparencies. Content pertains to views of Banff Springs Hotel golf course, various views of the hotel (interior and exterior) and surrounding property, and images of the Canadian Pacific Railway Hotel in Banff. Interior views include lounges and dining room.
- Notes
- Transparencies and negatives stored in separate file boxes. Items in this entry include duplicate copies of the same image in different formats (i.e. transparencies/negatives, b&w/colour, varying dimensions) including outer view of front of Banff Springs Hotel and surrounding forest/grounds. Mostly consists of size 5x7 images
- Subject Access
- Hotel
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Golf
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Access Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Reference use only; no reproduction
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Nicholas Morant
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff Springs Hotel Interiors and Exteriors
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 5 b&w negative photographs. Content pertains to the Banff Springs Hotel - includes inner views of terrace with models, and views of hotel golf course.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1955]
- Reference Code
- V500 / I / A7 / 26
- Description Level
- 4.2 / Sub-sub-sub series
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 4.2 / Sub-sub-sub series
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Sous-Fonds
- V500
- Sub-Series
- V500 / I / A : Photography : Negatives and Transparencies
- Accession Number
- 7438
- Reference Code
- V500 / I / A7 / 26
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Responsibility
- Produced by Nicholas Morant
- Date Range
- [ca. 1955]
- Physical Description
- 5 Photographs: negatives; b&w
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 5 b&w negative photographs. Content pertains to the Banff Springs Hotel - includes inner views of terrace with models, and views of hotel golf course.
- Notes
- Contains some duplicate images of Banff Springs Hotel golf course. V500 / I / A7 / 26 - portion transferred to V500 / I / A7 / 10 (Oil and gas)
- Subject Access
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Hotel
- Golfing
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Reference use only; no reproduction
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Nicholas Morant
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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B.S. Hotel "Oldies", B.S. Hotel Golf, Balfour Glacier, Timberline Hotel, Lake Louise "Oldies"
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54298
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 23 negative photographs (colour and b&w), 30 colour transparencies and 1 colour print. Content pertains to Banff National Park AB views. Includes Balfour Glacier, Hector Lake, Bow Lake, Banff Springs Hotel, Banff Springs Hotel golf course, views from Chateau Lake Louise (1960s), Ti…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1960 - ca. 1970] [ca. 1965]
- Reference Code
- V500 / I / A7 / 30
- Description Level
- 4.2 / Sub-sub-sub series
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 4.2 / Sub-sub-sub series
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Sous-Fonds
- V500
- Sub-Series
- V500 / I / A : Negatives and Transparencies
- Accession Number
- 7438
- Reference Code
- V500 / I / A7 / 30
- Responsibility
- Nicholas Morant
- Date Range
- [ca. 1960 - ca. 1970] [ca. 1965]
- Physical Description
- 54 Photographs: negatives, transparencies, print; b&w and colour
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 23 negative photographs (colour and b&w), 30 colour transparencies and 1 colour print. Content pertains to Banff National Park AB views. Includes Balfour Glacier, Hector Lake, Bow Lake, Banff Springs Hotel, Banff Springs Hotel golf course, views from Chateau Lake Louise (1960s), Timberline Hotel, Banff. Print photograph depicts bagpipe player near Banff Springs Hotel.
- Notes
- Contains duplicates. Negatives, transparencies and print stored in separate file boxes.
- Subject Access
- Banff National Park
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Chateau Lake Louise
- Hotel
- tourism
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Reference use only; no reproduction
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Nicholas Morant
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Chateau Lake Louise and District
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 10 negative photographs (b&w and colour) and 4 colour transparencies. Content pertains to Chateau Lake Louise, Canadian Pacific Railway hotel, Banff National Park, AB. Includes exterior views, swimming pool, activities; also region, including Mirror Lake and lower village area. One…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1950 - ca. 1960]
- ca. 1955
- Reference Code
- V500 / I / A7 / 22
- Description Level
- 4.2 / Sub-sub-sub series
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 4.2 / Sub-sub-sub series
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Sous-Fonds
- V500
- Sub-Series
- V500 / I / A : Photography : Negatives and Transparencies
- Accession Number
- 7438
- Reference Code
- V500 / I / A7 / 22
- Responsibility
- Produced by Nicholas Morant
- Date Range
- [ca. 1950 - ca. 1960]
- ca. 1955
- Physical Description
- 14 Photographs: negatives and transparencies, b&w and colour
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 10 negative photographs (b&w and colour) and 4 colour transparencies. Content pertains to Chateau Lake Louise, Canadian Pacific Railway hotel, Banff National Park, AB. Includes exterior views, swimming pool, activities; also region, including Mirror Lake and lower village area. One image dated "ca. 1955".
- Notes
- Negatives and transparencies have been stored in separate file boxes. Contains duplicates of some images.
- Subject Access
- Chateau Lake Louise
- Hotel
- Canadian Pacific
- Swimming
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Access Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Reference use only; no reproduction
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Nicholas Morant
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Home Decorating Scrapbook
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook containing articles, newspaper and magazine clippings, and pamphlets regarding homes and home decorating. Contents are mainly focussed on Dutch-style woodworking and other European home designes and themes. Includes pencil sketches for a clock, a magazine article about …
- Date Range
- 1947-1980
- Reference Code
- M300 / II / B2 / 8
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Scrapbook
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Sous-Fonds
- M300
- Sub-Series
- II / B Professional records : career records
- Accession Number
- 7784
- Reference Code
- M300 / II / B2 / 8
- GMD
- Scrapbook
- Responsibility
- Nicholas Morant
- Date Range
- 1947-1980
- Physical Description
- 2.5 cm of textual records (32 pages ; 31 x 37 cm)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook containing articles, newspaper and magazine clippings, and pamphlets regarding homes and home decorating. Contents are mainly focussed on Dutch-style woodworking and other European home designes and themes. Includes pencil sketches for a clock, a magazine article about Maud Lewis, magazine clippings of advertisements, and a single photograph of Lake Louise.
- Name Access
- Morant, Nicholas (Nick)
- Subject Access
- Advertising
- Magazine
- Newspaper
- Skiing
- Trains
- Home
- Home decorating
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Holland
- France
- Europe
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Blank pages not scanned
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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"Hotel Closed" Sign
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- Printed paper sign, reads "POSITIVELY NO ADMITTANCE HOTEL CLOSED" (no date, no author). Part of a collection of items previously mounted or hung up in Nicholas and Ivy "Willie" Morant's Banff home.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1950 - ca. 1980] (?)
- Reference Code
- M300 / III / D / 62 (O.S.)
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Poster
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Sous-Fonds
- M300
- Sub-Series
- M300 / II / D : Personal and Family Materials : Collected Material
- Accession Number
- 7784
- Reference Code
- M300 / III / D / 62 (O.S.)
- GMD
- Poster
- Textual record
- Responsibility
- Nicholas Morant
- Date Range
- [ca. 1950 - ca. 1980] (?)
- Physical Description
- 1 Poster/sign, printed construction paper
- Scope & Content
- Printed paper sign, reads "POSITIVELY NO ADMITTANCE HOTEL CLOSED" (no date, no author). Part of a collection of items previously mounted or hung up in Nicholas and Ivy "Willie" Morant's Banff home.
- Name Access
- Morant, Ivy
- Morant, Nicholas
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Unknown
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Ivy 'Willie' Morant and Bears, Morant Home Interior, Mollie Morant in Victoria
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 9 colour transparencies, various sizes. Content pertains to the home of Nicholas and Ivy 'Willie' Morant (interior and exterior), Ivy with black bears outside of the Morant home, and Nicholas Morant's mother, Mollie Morant, outside of the Empress Hotel in Victoria, B.C.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1955 - ca. 1965]
- [ca. 1955 - ca. 1970]
- Reference Code
- V500 / III / D / 4 / NS - 1 to 9
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Sous-Fonds
- V500
- Sub-Series
- V500 / III / D / 4 : Personal and Family Photography
- Accession Number
- 7784
- Reference Code
- V500 / III / D / 4 / NS - 1 to 9
- Responsibility
- Produced by Nicholas Morant
- Date Range
- [ca. 1955 - ca. 1965]
- [ca. 1955 - ca. 1970]
- Physical Description
- 9 Photographs: transparencies; colour
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 9 colour transparencies, various sizes. Content pertains to the home of Nicholas and Ivy 'Willie' Morant (interior and exterior), Ivy with black bears outside of the Morant home, and Nicholas Morant's mother, Mollie Morant, outside of the Empress Hotel in Victoria, B.C.
- Storage Range
- In file box V500 / II / C / 5 / NS- 410 to 535 and V500 / III / D / 4 / NS - 1 to 9
- Name Access
- Morant, Mollie
- Morant, Ivy
- Subject Access
- Wildlife
- Bear
- Empress Hotel
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Banff
- Access Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Transparencies in this file must be stored in sheets of mylar to prevent surface damage. Items must only be stored with other transparencies.
- Creator
- Nicholas Morant
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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John Garden Negative Photograph Copies
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of ca. 156 negative photographs (colour, b&w) loaned to John Garden by Nicholas Morant for use in his books "Nicholas Morant's Canada" (pub. 1998) and "Nicholas Morant's Canadian Pacific" (pub. 1991). Includes images of Chateau Frontenac, Empress Hotel, Banff Springs Hotel and others;…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1940 - ca. 1950]
- [ca. 1950 - ca. 1970]
- 1972
- 1977
- [ca. 1980]
- Reference Code
- V500 / I / D2 / NA
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M300 / V500 / S20
- Sous-Fonds
- V500
- Sub-Series
- V500 / I / D : Photography: Other Photographs
- Accession Number
- 7784
- Reference Code
- V500 / I / D2 / NA
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Responsibility
- Nicholas Morant
- Date Range
- [ca. 1940 - ca. 1950]
- [ca. 1950 - ca. 1970]
- 1972
- 1977
- [ca. 1980]
- Physical Description
- ca. 156 Photographs: negatives; colour and b&w
- Scope & Content
- File consists of ca. 156 negative photographs (colour, b&w) loaned to John Garden by Nicholas Morant for use in his books "Nicholas Morant's Canada" (pub. 1998) and "Nicholas Morant's Canadian Pacific" (pub. 1991). Includes images of Chateau Frontenac, Empress Hotel, Banff Springs Hotel and others; scenic shots of Mt. Temple, Mt. Athabasca and regions near Mt. Stephen; CP Air plane photos; Canadian Pacific Oil and Gas; Amiskwi Bridge; and stained glass windows from church St. George's in the Pines.
- Notes
- Contains duplicates. ***Negative photographs need to be moved to acid-free negative envelopes and numbered/labelled before being permanently relocated to downstairs vault***
- Storage Range
- In file box V500 / I / D2 / NA
- Subject Access
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Hotels
- Chateau Frontenac
- Mountains
- St. George's in the Pines Anglican Church
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Banff
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Access Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Items must be stored in acid-free negative envelopes to prevent deterioration
- Creator
- Nicholas Morant
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Miscellaneous Rail News
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of images for CP Rail News (236 negatives, b&w and colour; 7 colour transparencies). Views were for employee profiles and features re operations and facilities, including: grain elevators (at Whitney and Carmangay AB); CP logging train at Ladysmith BC; railway stations in western Cana…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1960 - ca. 1980]
- 1976
- Reference Code
- V500 / I / A7 / 17
- Description Level
- 4.2 / Sub-sub-sub series
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 4.2 / Sub-sub-sub series
- Fonds Number
- M300 / V500 / S20
- Sous-Fonds
- V500
- Sub-Series
- V500 / I / A : Photography: Negatives and Transparencies
- Accession Number
- 7438
- Reference Code
- V500 / I / A7 / 17
- Responsibility
- Produced by Nicholas Morant
- Date Range
- [ca. 1960 - ca. 1980]
- 1976
- Physical Description
- 243 Photographs: negatives and transparencies; b&w and colour
- Scope & Content
- File consists of images for CP Rail News (236 negatives, b&w and colour; 7 colour transparencies). Views were for employee profiles and features re operations and facilities, including: grain elevators (at Whitney and Carmangay AB); CP logging train at Ladysmith BC; railway stations in western Canada, including Bankhead station at Banff AB; Rogers Pass freight, Glacier National Park BC, 1976; relocating locomotive 5934 through Calgary AB, after 1959; other.
- Notes
- Negatives and transparencies have been stored in separate file boxes. Contains duplicates of some images.
- Subject Access
- Canadian Pacific
- Grain elevator
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Train
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- British Columbia
- Access Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Reference use only; no reproduction
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Nicholas Morant
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Morant Family Photographs, Various Dates and Topics
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 111 negative photographs, b&w, various sizes. Contents pertain to personal and family events involving numerous members of the Morant family: Nicholas Morant, David Morant, Francis Morant (Sr. and Jr.), Mollie Morant, Ivy 'Willie' Morant, 'Shandy', 'Trixie' and 'Uncle Dick'. Topics…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1925 - ca. 1935]
- 1939
- ca. 1940 - 1944
- 1943
- 1946
- [ca. 1950 - ca. 1960]
- 1963
- 1966
- 1972
- Reference Code
- V500 / III / D / 4 / NA - 1 to 111
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Sous-Fonds
- V500
- Sub-Series
- V500 / III / D / 4 : Personal and Family Photography
- Accession Number
- 7784
- Reference Code
- V500 / III / D / 4 / NA - 1 to 111
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Responsibility
- Produced by Nicholas Morant
- Date Range
- [ca. 1925 - ca. 1935]
- 1939
- ca. 1940 - 1944
- 1943
- 1946
- [ca. 1950 - ca. 1960]
- 1963
- 1966
- 1972
- Physical Description
- 111 Photographs: negatives; b&w
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 111 negative photographs, b&w, various sizes. Contents pertain to personal and family events involving numerous members of the Morant family: Nicholas Morant, David Morant, Francis Morant (Sr. and Jr.), Mollie Morant, Ivy 'Willie' Morant, 'Shandy', 'Trixie' and 'Uncle Dick'. Topics include the Morant family crest; images of 'Willie' in the kitchen, at the dentist's and working (multiple dates); David Morant as a child; Morant family Christmas in 1946; 'Willie' and Mollie Morant on the family farm; personal travel ('Vacation 1943', Mexico and Peru); etc.
- Storage Range
- In file box V500 / III / D / 4 / NA - 1 to V500 / III / D / 4 / NA - 111
- Name Access
- Morant, David
- Morant, Ivy
- Morant, Mollie
- Subject Access
- Family
- Farm
- Family crest
- Travel
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- British Columbia
- Alberta
- Banff
- Peru
- Mexico
- Access Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Negatives must be kept in protective acid-free envelopes and stored only with other similar negatives.
- Creator
- Nicholas Morant
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Mt. Norquay Chairlift and Royal York Hotel Ads, Calendar Pages, Personal Sketch
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 5 colour advertising posters, 2 calendar pages, and one hand-drawn illustration. Content pertains to 'The Banff Chairlift on Mt. Norquay'; a Laurie Signs Ltd. ad with a Nicholas Morant image and metal hanger (formerly a page from a calendar, date unknown); a 'Bourne Bros.' calendar…
- Date Range
- 1913
- [ca. 1944 - ca. 1955]
- [ca. 1950 - 1960]
- Reference Code
- M300 / II / C / 6 / 1 to 8
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Poster
- Textual record
- Drawing
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Series
- M300 / II : Professional Records
- Sous-Fonds
- M300
- Sub-Series
- M300 / II / C / 6 : Promotional Items, Awards and Correspondence
- Accession Number
- 7784
- Reference Code
- M300 / II / C / 6 / 1 to 8
- Responsibility
- Produced by Nicholas Morant
- Date Range
- 1913
- [ca. 1944 - ca. 1955]
- [ca. 1950 - 1960]
- Physical Description
- 5 Posters/Advertisements, 2 Calendar Pages, 1 Illustration; colour.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 5 colour advertising posters, 2 calendar pages, and one hand-drawn illustration. Content pertains to 'The Banff Chairlift on Mt. Norquay'; a Laurie Signs Ltd. ad with a Nicholas Morant image and metal hanger (formerly a page from a calendar, date unknown); a 'Bourne Bros.' calendar dated '1913', featuring a large image of a woman named 'Berenice' on a metal hanger; 4 red and white Royal York Hotel advertising posters with cardboard attachments on back to stand upright; and an illustration addressed to Nicholas Morant (unknown artist), drawn in pencil, depicting a character covered in porcupine quills (?) with an easel, painting the message 'dere Marantz thanks 4 the encouragement'.
- Notes
- 4 Royal York Hotel posters formerly stored in individual brown paper packaging with cardboard supports inside, labelled 'Royal York Hotel Poster' on the front of each in black marker. Original packaging has been removed for conservation reasons.
- Storage Range
- In file box M300 / II / C / 6 / 1 to M300 / II / C / 6 / 8 & M300 / II / C / 6 / 70 to 72
- Subject Access
- Royal York Hotel
- Calendar
- Banff Chairlift
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Mt. Norquay
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Access Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Items must be stored using acid-free paper and / or mylar sheets to protect them from surface damage. Items must be stored in appropriate conditions.
- Creator
- Nicholas Morant
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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News and Professional Life Scrapbook
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook containing articles, newspaper and magazine clippings, and pamphlets using Morant's photographs. Includes magazine and newspaper clippings pertaining to Morant being attacked by a grizzly bear and his work photographing the Canadian war effort for World War II.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1940]
- Reference Code
- M300 / II / B2 / 3
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Scrapbook
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Sous-Fonds
- M300
- Sub-Series
- II / B Professional records : career records
- Accession Number
- 7784
- Reference Code
- M300 / II / B2 / 3
- GMD
- Scrapbook
- Responsibility
- Nicholas Morant
- Date Range
- [ca. 1940]
- Physical Description
- 3.5 cm of textual records (101 pages ; 26 x 30 cm)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook containing articles, newspaper and magazine clippings, and pamphlets using Morant's photographs. Includes magazine and newspaper clippings pertaining to Morant being attacked by a grizzly bear and his work photographing the Canadian war effort for World War II.
- Name Access
- Morant, Nicholas (Nick)
- Subject Access
- Advertising
- Magazine
- Newspaper
- Skiing
- Bear
- Grizzly Bears
- War
- World War II
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Blank pages not scanned ; pages 70 and 71 not scanned due to being stuck together at the binding.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Nicholas Morant fonds
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- The Nicholas Morant fonds consists of Morant's freelance work from his early days with the Winnipeg Free Press to his retirement from the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1981. It is national in scope and also includes some international material. The fonds is comprised of three series: I. Photograp…
- Date Range
- 1892-1995, predominant 1920-1981
- Reference Code
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Album
- Drawing
- Film
- Government record
- Map
- Blueprint
- Negative
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Poster
- Private record
- Recording disc
- Scrapbook
- Sound recording
- Textual record
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Sous-Fonds
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Accession Number
- 122, 182, 1273, 1460, 1612, 1685, 2175, 2265, 2631, 2703, 5117, 7438, 7784, 7672, 7914, 2023.01
- Reference Code
- M300 / S20 / V500
- GMD
- Album
- Drawing
- Film
- Government record
- Map
- Blueprint
- Negative
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Poster
- Private record
- Recording disc
- Scrapbook
- Sound recording
- Textual record
- Transparency
- Responsibility
- Nicholas Morant, Canadian Pacific, various
- Date Range
- 1892-1995, predominant 1920-1981
- Physical Description
- ca.50,775 photographs: ca.23,795 negatives, ca.18,456 transparencies, ca.8524 prints. -- 11 photograph albums. -- 125 sound recordings
- History / Biographical
- Nicholas Everard Morant, 1910-1999, was a professional photographer based at Banff, Alberta, Canada. He was a Canadian commercial photographer of international repute and Canada's premier railway photographer of the 20th century.
- Morant was born at Kamloops, British Columbia, the son of Francis and Mollie Morant. After attending the University School at Victoria, Morant served as Special Photographer to the CPR from 1929 to 1935 and again from 1944 to 1981. From 1935 to 1939, he was a cameraman for the Winnipeg Free Press, and from 1940 to 1944 worked with the Wartime Information Branch of the federal government (later to be known as the National Film Board Stills Division).
- Morant had a prolific career as a freelance commercial, portrait, magazine, landscape and documentary photographer. His work appeared in numerous books and magazines, including Time, Life, Liberty, Saturday Evening Post, (Toronto) Star Weekly, Northern Sportsman, Reader's Digest, Country Guide, The Standard, National Home Monthly, Canadian Photography, Outdoor Canada, National Geographic, the Globe & Mail, Winnipeg Tribune, New York Daily News, and the two Canadian Pacific Railway magazines, The Spanner and Rail News.
- Two wartime images were featured on postage stamps, while three landscape views appeared on Canadian $10, $50 and $100 bills. His images were also used for corporate annual reports, postcards, brochures, calendars and advertisements. From the 1950s to 1980s Morant gave public slide shows of his work, two of the most popular being "A Talk Without Words" and "The World At Your Feet".
- Morant married Ivy May "Willie" Young in 1936 when he was a photographer with the Winnipeg Free Press. Beginning in 1929, and until the end of her life, Morant's travelling and working companion was his wife, "Willie," 1910-1986.
- Scope & Content
- The Nicholas Morant fonds consists of Morant's freelance work from his early days with the Winnipeg Free Press to his retirement from the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1981. It is national in scope and also includes some international material. The fonds is comprised of three series: I. Photography; II. Professional records; III. Personal and family records.
- I. Photography series consists of: A. Negatives and transparencies, B. Transparencies, C. Prints, D. Other photographs. II. Professional records series consists of: A. Working records, B. Career records, C. Topical files. III. Personal and family records series consists of: A. Nick and Willie Morant, B. Nick Morant funeral and memorial, C. Francis and Mollie Morant, D. Collected material
- Notes
- Full summary of sub-sub-series levels: I / A : 1) Darkroom Files [ a) Negative Albums b) Black/White Series I and II c) Colour Series I and II d) Leica Negs ] 2) GD Files I / B : 1) Presentations [ a) Topical Files b) Thematic Files ] 2) General Files 3) Other I / C : 1) Print Files I / D : 1) Exhibition and Display Prints 2) Photographs used by John Garden 3) Other Photographs II / A : 1) Log Books 2) Notebooks II / B : 1) Career Binders [ a) Postcards b) Brochures and Advertising c) clippings and articles d) Calendar Photographs ] 2) Scrapbooks [ a) Content 1933 - 1946 b) Content 1940 - 1980 ] II / C : 1) Numbered / Titled Files [ a) Group A b) Group B c) Group C d) Group D e) Group H f) Group P g) Group R ] 2) Other Topical Files [ a) Railway; i) Timetables ii) Publications iii) Other b) Photography; i) Textual Records ii) Print Material c) Travel d) Exhibitions and Galleries e)Personal f) Other ] 3) Postcards, Greeting Cards and Ephemera Collection 4) Published Images and Text 5) Professional Photography 6) Promotional Items, Awards and Correspondence 7) Presentation and Interview Materials III / A : 1) Correspondence 2) Personal Papers [ a) Personal Records b) Notes and Notebooks c) Lists and Card Files d) Awards and Retirement ] 3) Personal Photographs 4) House Records [ a) Construction b) Household Records ] 5) Business, Financial and Legal Papers 6) Interviews, Reminiscences Personal Recordings 7) Other Records (Signs, Cartoons, Drawings, etc.) 8) Personal Correspondence and Notes 9) Travel Documents and Maps III / B : 1) Nick Morant Funeral, Memorial and Estate III / C : 1) Mollie Morant Papers 2) Other Family Papers III / D : 1) Sound Recordings 2) Biographical Material 3) Other Papers and Photographs [ a) Burton Wheatley Family b) Other ] 4) Personal and Family Photography 5) Personal Interest and Gifts
- Name Access
- Morant, Nicholas
- Subject Access
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Transportation
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Banff
- British Columbia
- Peru
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Canada
- Manitoba
- New Brunswick
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Nova Scotia
- Ontario
- Quebec
- Saskatchewan
- Access Restrictions
- Some restriction/s on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline
- series and file description
- electronic and online finding aids
- Creator
- Morant, Nicholas
- Biographical Source Notes
- Brock Silversides; We Live in a Postcard: Banff Family Histories (Banff: Banff History Book Committee, 2005)
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
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